Data Analyst Internships
Data analyst internships give university students, recent graduates, and early-career switchers hands-on project experience, mentorship from working data scientists and analysts, and, at many employers, a path toward a full-time offer. Openings are concentrated across Technology & Software, Education, and Electronics & Hardware, with Metropolitan Transportation Authority, AARP, and ZURU among the employers posting roles now.
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Key Role Details
This is a full-time paid internship program spanning ten weeks from June through August 2027.
Participation in the internship requires that you are located in the continental United States with in-person attendance at your assigned location, in accordance with Capital One’s hybrid working model, for the duration of the program.
Interns will be evaluated for a full-time position within our rotational programs, with start dates six months to one year following the completion of the internship.
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
Basic Qualifications
Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or higher with an expectation that you will complete your most recent full-time degree program by August 2028 or earlier (for example: If you are graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in May 2027 and are also currently enrolled in a full-time Master’s degree program with an expected graduation date of May 2028, then your most recent full-time degree program is your Master’s degree)
Must be continuing in the same course of study of your most recent full-time degree program following completion of the internship
Data Analyst Intern - 2027
In our 30 years as a founder-led public company, Capital One has grown from a small, credit card start-up that pioneered the use of predictive modeling into one of the largest, fastest-growing, and most dynamic financial technology companies. At Capital One, we believe our success is fueled by data-driven insights, deep customer understanding, and innovative business strategy. We’ve helped transform cities and communities by attracting incredibly talented associates with the audacity to think they can change the world and the humility to understand they need a whole lot of help to make it happen.
If you’re interested in Capital One and an internship that enables you to build a strong foundation by focusing on deep analytical challenges and business strategy, then the Analyst Intern Program (AIP) is a great place to begin your career journey.
As a Data Analyst Intern in the AIP, you will:
Utilize hands-on learning and experience to leverage new technology to help drive business strategies while developing an analytical skill set
Build leadership skills in the professional setting through meaningful interaction with business leaders
Cultivate relationships with fellow interns and associates through extensive networking activities
Our Data Analyst interns are involved with some of Capital One’s most critical business decisions and work with the best and brightest in a collaborative, team-oriented environment. As a Data Analyst intern, your goal is to solve complex data problems that enable insights into customer behavior and operational performance. With the explosion of data that’s available for making business decisions, you’ll find yourself in a critical role at the intersection of business strategy and technology. To succeed requires rigorous logical thinking, adaptability, and exceptional teamwork. Excel in the Analyst Internship Program, and you’ll see what it takes to build an immensely rewarding career with Capital One. Interns are a full-fledged member of the team—engaged from day one through structured training, a diverse set of experiences, a network of peers across the company, and leadership opportunities. The program is designed to provide exposure to real, complex operational projects, executive speakers, team building activities, and associate presentations and discussions.
In your role, you will:
Harness cloud-based tools and platforms to explore structured and unstructured data
Use data mining techniques to identify fraud rings
Test the effectiveness of our marketing channels
Use modeling and analytics to understand how business decisions impact our bottom line.
Build the data foundation for Capital One’s digital agenda
Seamlessly integrate data from multiple sources and platforms to generate customer insight
Explore new data sources to enhance models and build solutions that empower analytics
Research web activities to drive enhancements to customer engagement sites
In this role, you’ll learn to be:
Curious & Analytical - You will ask why, explore, and bring your unique perspective to the table. You’ll grow comfortable with ambiguity, fueled by a hunger to learn and constantly seeking out new challenges.
Technology-Driven - You stay on the edge of what’s new and exciting in analytic platforms and how to build solutions. Whether it’s a passion for SQL or open source languages, you will find the right tool to build rock-solid analytics.
Action-Oriented & Committed - You will be encouraged to act, try new things, and sometimes fail. Roadblocks won’t set you back, because you’ll stay focused on your goals. This job will teach you to get organized, juggle multiple deliverables, and prioritize your work while always utilizing data analysis, technology, and human centered design to understand how the solutions you are creating affect your customer.
Up for a Challenge & Hardworking - Big, undefined, complex problems will be exciting for you. You identify initial insights and continue forward to craft a well-rounded solution.
Passionate & Customer-Focused - You will empathize with those around you and care about their success, as you bring people together around what’s possible. You will join passionate and talented people across the company to meet customers where they are and positively impact their lives.
Communicative & Inclusive - You will practice communicating complex ideas clearly for your audience and keep everyone in the loop as you encounter setbacks or have huge wins.
Collaborative & Team-Oriented - We thrive in a collaborative team environment. As part of our crew, you will learn to energetically rally diverse groups in pursuit of a common goal.
Innovative & Entrepreneurial - You will develop your entrepreneurial spirit and get excited about creating new businesses and reinventing current ones. Your aptitude for and interest in building tech solutions will stand out.
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
McLean, VA: $109,000 - $109,000 for Data Analyst InternRichmond, VA: $99,000 - $99,000 for Data Analyst Intern
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com
Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.
Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).
Key Role Details
This is a full-time paid internship program spanning ten weeks from June through August 2027.
Participation in the internship requires that you are located in the continental United States with in-person attendance at your assigned location, in accordance with Capital One’s hybrid working model, for the duration of the program.
Interns will be evaluated for a full-time position within our rotational programs, with start dates six months to one year following the completion of the internship.
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (e.g. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-3, and O-1, or any other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
Basic Qualifications
Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or higher with an expectation that you will complete your most recent full-time degree program by August 2028 or earlier (for example: If you are graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in May 2027 and are also currently enrolled in a full-time Master’s degree program with an expected graduation date of May 2028, then your most recent full-time degree program is your Master’s degree)
Must be continuing in the same course of study of your most recent full-time degree program following completion of the internship
Data Analyst Intern - 2027
In our 30 years as a founder-led public company, Capital One has grown from a small, credit card start-up that pioneered the use of predictive modeling into one of the largest, fastest-growing, and most dynamic financial technology companies. At Capital One, we believe our success is fueled by data-driven insights, deep customer understanding, and innovative business strategy. We’ve helped transform cities and communities by attracting incredibly talented associates with the audacity to think they can change the world and the humility to understand they need a whole lot of help to make it happen.
If you’re interested in Capital One and an internship that enables you to build a strong foundation by focusing on deep analytical challenges and business strategy, then the Analyst Intern Program (AIP) is a great place to begin your career journey.
As a Data Analyst Intern in the AIP, you will:
Utilize hands-on learning and experience to leverage new technology to help drive business strategies while developing an analytical skill set
Build leadership skills in the professional setting through meaningful interaction with business leaders
Cultivate relationships with fellow interns and associates through extensive networking activities
Our Data Analyst interns are involved with some of Capital One’s most critical business decisions and work with the best and brightest in a collaborative, team-oriented environment. As a Data Analyst intern, your goal is to solve complex data problems that enable insights into customer behavior and operational performance. With the explosion of data that’s available for making business decisions, you’ll find yourself in a critical role at the intersection of business strategy and technology. To succeed requires rigorous logical thinking, adaptability, and exceptional teamwork. Excel in the Analyst Internship Program, and you’ll see what it takes to build an immensely rewarding career with Capital One. Interns are a full-fledged member of the team—engaged from day one through structured training, a diverse set of experiences, a network of peers across the company, and leadership opportunities. The program is designed to provide exposure to real, complex operational projects, executive speakers, team building activities, and associate presentations and discussions.
In your role, you will:
Harness cloud-based tools and platforms to explore structured and unstructured data
Use data mining techniques to identify fraud rings
Test the effectiveness of our marketing channels
Use modeling and analytics to understand how business decisions impact our bottom line.
Build the data foundation for Capital One’s digital agenda
Seamlessly integrate data from multiple sources and platforms to generate customer insight
Explore new data sources to enhance models and build solutions that empower analytics
Research web activities to drive enhancements to customer engagement sites
In this role, you’ll learn to be:
Curious & Analytical - You will ask why, explore, and bring your unique perspective to the table. You’ll grow comfortable with ambiguity, fueled by a hunger to learn and constantly seeking out new challenges.
Technology-Driven - You stay on the edge of what’s new and exciting in analytic platforms and how to build solutions. Whether it’s a passion for SQL or open source languages, you will find the right tool to build rock-solid analytics.
Action-Oriented & Committed - You will be encouraged to act, try new things, and sometimes fail. Roadblocks won’t set you back, because you’ll stay focused on your goals. This job will teach you to get organized, juggle multiple deliverables, and prioritize your work while always utilizing data analysis, technology, and human centered design to understand how the solutions you are creating affect your customer.
Up for a Challenge & Hardworking - Big, undefined, complex problems will be exciting for you. You identify initial insights and continue forward to craft a well-rounded solution.
Passionate & Customer-Focused - You will empathize with those around you and care about their success, as you bring people together around what’s possible. You will join passionate and talented people across the company to meet customers where they are and positively impact their lives.
Communicative & Inclusive - You will practice communicating complex ideas clearly for your audience and keep everyone in the loop as you encounter setbacks or have huge wins.
Collaborative & Team-Oriented - We thrive in a collaborative team environment. As part of our crew, you will learn to energetically rally diverse groups in pursuit of a common goal.
Innovative & Entrepreneurial - You will develop your entrepreneurial spirit and get excited about creating new businesses and reinventing current ones. Your aptitude for and interest in building tech solutions will stand out.
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
McLean, VA: $109,000 - $109,000 for Data Analyst InternRichmond, VA: $99,000 - $99,000 for Data Analyst Intern
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.
This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
For technical support or questions about Capital One's recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com
Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site.
Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).
Data Analyst Internship Market
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- Education
- Electronics & Hardware
- Non-Profit & Social Services
Tips for Your Data Analyst Internship Search
Apply earlier than you think necessary
Large employers recruit summer interns the preceding fall, sometimes opening applications in August or September. Smaller companies and co-op programs post much closer to start dates. Check listings in both windows so you don't miss a structured cohort that closes months before the internship begins.
Build a portfolio before you apply
Hiring teams expect limited work history at the intern level, so a portfolio of documented projects is what gives them something to assess. Publish two or three analyses on GitHub or a personal site, name the tools you used, and link to the code or outputs directly in your resume and applications.
Work your campus network and apply directly
Career fairs surface structured programs tied to your university, and professors or career center staff often know which employers recruit from your school before roles post publicly. Applying directly to companies running smaller cohorts alongside campus activity widens the pool you reach and surfaces roles that don't come through university pipelines.
Practice the analytics screen out loud
Data analyst intern interviews typically include a technical or analytics screen, often involving SQL queries, Python problems, or a take-home case study. Practice explaining your reasoning as you work through problems, since interviewers weigh how you think as much as the final answer. Talking through your approach is a skill that needs rehearsal.
Target structured rotational and cohort programs early
Many larger companies run formal internship programs designed to train people new to data analysis, including rotational and university cohort programs that move interns across teams. These pipelines recruit well before general postings open and fill fast, so identify the ones that fit your background and apply in the first wave.
Set your work-type filter before you start
On-site roles are 50% of the data analyst internships listed here. Decide what you can realistically commit to before sorting through listings, then filter by location and work type on Migrate Mate so you're only reviewing roles that actually fit your situation.
Data Analyst Internships: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a data analyst internship?
Lead with coursework and personal projects rather than work history, since hiring teams expect limited experience at the intern level. A portfolio of documented analyses, published on GitHub or a personal site, gives recruiters something concrete to assess. Combine direct applications with campus career fairs, where recruiters often move faster for students they meet in person.
Can a data analyst internship turn into a full-time job?
Many employers extend return offers to strong interns, but conversion is never guaranteed. What actually drives it is performance on real project work, available headcount on the team, and the timing of return-offer decisions, which often happen before the internship ends. Position for one by delivering quality work and clarifying the team's needs, without counting on the outcome.
When should I apply for data analyst internships?
Earlier than most expect. Large employers recruit summer interns the preceding fall, sometimes as early as August or September of the year before. Smaller companies and co-op programs post much closer to start dates, so openings appear year-round. Checking listings regularly means you won't miss a wave that fills before you notice it opened.
Are data analyst internships paid?
Most professional data analyst internships in the U.S. are paid. Compensation varies by company size, industry, and location, and listings show it where the employer discloses it. Unpaid arrangements exist at some nonprofits and early-stage startups, so read each listing carefully before applying if pay is a deciding factor.
What should a data analyst internship resume include?
Lead with projects, not work history. Include two or three complete, documented projects that name the tools used, such as Python, SQL, or Tableau, and link to the work directly, whether that's a GitHub repository, a published analysis, or a case study writeup. Add relevant coursework, any certifications, and technical skills. Keep it to one page.
Are there remote data analyst internships?
Yes. Remote and hybrid roles make up 50% of the data analyst internship listings here, with the rest on-site. Remote cohorts fill fast, so apply early and filter by work type to see them before they close.
Can international students get data analyst internships?
Yes. F-1 students can intern through CPT while enrolled or through OPT work authorization after finishing a degree, and the employer does not have to file anything for either, so many companies are open to international interns. Confirm your eligibility and timing with your university's international student office before accepting an offer.
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